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Interview with Peru’s first Minister of Social Inclusion Carolina Trivelli

YouthSave adviser Carolina Trivelli outlines her country's plans to link public benefit programs in Peru to advancement opportunities and financial inclusion.
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Interview with Bill and Melinda Gates

Charles Kenny's interview with the philanthropists on innovation, development, savings, and behavioral change.
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SPINNAKER - FSD Kenya Industry Workshop

On November 18th in Nairobi, Kenya, FSD Kenya and the New America Foundation held a half-day industry workshop to discuss innovations in access and development of savings in Kenya.
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I've Got My Eye on You

Jamie Holmes on how to fix the ghost worker problem
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Organs for Sale

Vishnu Sridharan explains how the Bangladeshi organ trade illustrates to the urgent need to reform the traditional model of microfinance.
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Articles and Op-Eds

Politico's The Arena: Is the State of the Union Still Useful?
January 23 | Politico
Vishnu Sridharan
Selling Organs to Pay Off Debt: Microfinance Needs Reforms
January 09 | Christian Science Monitor
Vishnu Sridharan
I’ve Got My Eye on You
December 14 | Slate
Jamie Holmes
How Technology Helped Spur a Quiet Revolution in Emergency Aid
October 24 | CNN.com
Vishnu Sridharan
Got Cheap Milk?
September 19 | Foreign Policy
Charles Kenny
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Events

SPINNAKER - FSD Industry Workshop
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 9:00am | Nairobi, Kenya
Transforming Intentions into Behaviors
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 12:30pm | Washington
The Case for Youth Savings
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 3:30pm | Washington
Savings & CCTs: The Next Generation of Anti-Poverty Programs?
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 12:00pm | Washington
Can Technology Save Foreign Aid?
Thursday, March 3, 2011 - 4:00pm | Washington
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Bill Gates Recommends Charles Kenny's New Book “Getting Better”

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"There is a book about improving poor countries called "Getting Better" by Charles Kenny... it's a fantastic way of looking at what has happened over the last 50 years, and really takes the debate about aid is totally good, aid is totally a waste and explains why its worked in some cases and how we can be smart about it." - Bill Gates (May 2nd, 2011, Fox Business, around 4:10 on video)

Global Assets Project Staff

Jamie Holmes
Jamie Holmes
Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project

Jamie Holmes is a Policy Analyst with the Global Assets Project. Before...

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Andy Hull
Web Developer and Data Wrangler, Global Assets Project

Andy Hull is a Web Developer in the Global Assets Project where he provides...

Payal Pathak
Payal Pathak
Policy Analyst, Global Assets Project

Payal Pathak is a policy analyst with the Global Assets Project (GAP) at the...

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Anjana Ravi
Research Associate, Global Assets Project

Anjana Ravi is a research associate for the Global Assets Project at the New...

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Vishnu Sridharan
Program Associate, Global Asset Project

Vishnu Sridharan is a program associate with the Global Assets Project....

Nicole Tosh
Nicole Tosh
Research Associate, Global Assets Project; Staff Assistant

Nicole Tosh is a Research Associate in the Global Assets Project where she...

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Eric Tyler
Program Associate, Global Assets Project

As a program associate for the Global Assets Project, Eric Tyler provides...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project at the New...

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